Ming · Official

Xia Yan 夏言

Attested AD 1536

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Xia Yan was an official.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 1536 嘉靖十五年
Directly stated · History of Ming 52, passage 278

Career and standing

Minister of Rites 禮部尚書
AD 1536 嘉靖十五年 · Held
Directly stated · History of Ming 52, passage 278

Places and affiliations

Polity Ming 明 · Relation Served
Strongly inferred · History of Ming 52, passage 278

Works and attributed material

Memorial · Author · With the Jiajing Emperor
Directly stated · History of Ming 52, passages 278-288

Events and relationships

Proposed rank based five and four temple ancestral halls
AD 1536 嘉靖十五年 · Ritual policy · Petitioner
Directly stated · History of Ming 52, passages 278-288

References in the histories

History of Ming, Chapter 52Volume 52 Treatises 28: Rites 6 · 1 passage

嘉靖十五年，禮部尚書夏言言：「按三代有五廟、三廟、二廟、一廟之制者，以其有諸侯、卿、大夫上中下之爵也。 In the fifteenth year of Jiajing, Minister of Rites Xia Yan said: “Examining the three dynasties, there were systems of five temples, three temples, two temples, and one temple because there were ranks of feudal lord, minister, grandee, and upper, middle, and lower officials.